All of my children have to reminded to shower. I thought once of just seeing how long they would go without bathing, but it got to be too much for me. My husband told one of them one day it looked like he had brushed his hair with a pork chop. :lol: I actually told my oldest son that he needed to pick a college near to home because unless there is some huge change in his hygiene habits I would worry about him NEVER bathing at school.

I have never heard it and I am from the South.

Thanks! I had just never heard of it and didn't know if it was a legitimate game or a virus.

Anyone's kids play this? My son wants to download it, but I have never heard of it so I am kind of leery.

We have found photographs from find a grave and from ancestry for some of my husband's family. We have laughed about how distinct the men in his family look. His 6th great grandfather could pass for his own grandfather (well, with a beard added) and his 4th great grandfather looks just like my father in law (who my husband looks more and more like as he gets older). I have not seen any pictures of anyone in my family beyond my great-great parents (which are family photos I got from my grandmother) and I look NOTHING like any of them. They are all tall, dark, and thin. I am short, pale and curvy.

My son does that. I think it makes him look goofy, but it doesn't bother him. About the swimsuit thing, according to my kids, the swimsuit liners chafe, underwear protects against it.

My husband has decided that it is his favorite song and so I have heard it roughly 123498415649784 in the last two weeks. I actually didn't mind it before I looked up the lyrics. Now I'm like whaaaaattt???

One Week by Barenaked Ladies. This song has too much weirdness to just pick one spot. It's been one week since you looked at me Cocked your head to the side and said I'm angry Five days since you laughed at me saying Get that together come back and see me Three days since the living room, I realized it's all my fault, but couldn't tell you Yesterday you'd forgiven me But it'll still be two days till I say I'm sorry Hold it now and watch the hoodwink As I make you stop, think You'll think you're looking at Aquaman I summon fish to the dish, Although I like the Chalet Swiss I like the sushi Cause it's never touched a frying pan Hot like wasabe when I bust rhymes Big like Leann Rimes Because I'm all about value Bert Kaempfert's got the mad hits You try to match wits You try to hold me but I bust through Gonna make a break and take a fake I'd like a stinkin, achin shake I like vanilla, It's the finest of the flavors Gotta see the show, Cause then you'll know The Vertigo is gonna grow Cause it's so dangerous, You'll have to sign a waiver How can I help it if I think you're funny when you're mad Trying hard not to smile though I feel bad I'm the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral Can't understand what I mean? Well, you soon will I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve I have a history of taking off my shirt It's been one week since you looked at me Threw your arms in the air and said you're crazy Five days since you tackled me I've still got the rug burns on both my knees It's been three days since the afternoon You realized it's not my fault not a moment too soon Yesterday you'd forgiven me And now I sit back and wait till you say you're sorry Chickity China the Chinese chicken You have a drumstick and your brain stops tickin' Watchin X-Files with no lights on, We're dans la maison I hope the Smoking Man's in this one Like Harrison Ford I'm getting Frantic Like Sting I'm Tantric Like Snickers, guaranteed to satisfy Like Kurosawa I make mad films Okay I don't make films But if I did they'd have a samurai Gonna get a set of better clubs Gonna find the kind with tiny nubs Just so my irons aren't always flying off the back swing Gotta get in tune with Sailor Moon Cause that cartoon has got the boom anime babes That make me think the wrong thing How can I help it if I think you're funny when you're mad Trying hard not to smile though I feel bad I'm the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral Can't understand what I mean? You soon will I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve I have a history of losing my shirt It's been one week since you looked at me Dropped your arms to your sides and said I'm sorry Five days since I laughed at you and said You just did just what I thought you were gonna do Three days since the living room We realized we're both to blame, but what could we do? Yesterday you just smiled at me Cause it'll still be two days till we say we're sorry It'll still be two days till we say we're sorry It'll still be two days till we say we're sorry Birchmount Stadium, home of the Robbie

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For years as a small child I was convinced that Yosamite Sam was under my bed and would shoot me if my arms or legs were hanging off the side. I also thought my cat was really a prince that was under the curse of some enchantress and if I was kind enough to him when the enchantment ended he would take me to his castle in the sky to be his princess.

The first time I saw it, it was being posted by a friend who is married to a lawyer. She commented that her husband has been saying the same thing about restraining orders for years. I don't see a problem with it.

The only one shorter than me is my 9 year old. My 12 year old went to the doctor one day a few months ago, and even though he had been taller than me for a while, was very excited to see that he is (or was at the tie, rather) 5'4'. That's two inches taller than me. He would walk up to randomly throughout the day with his chest puffed out and say, 5'4" with a big grin on his face.

When I was in elementary we would be shown a few movies throughout the year. At Christmas, we would watch Charlie Brown or Mickey Mouse. Then in the Spring, it would be Where the Red Fern Grows or Old Yeller. (every year from K-6,alternating) Fast forward to high school. My jr. high science teacher would show movies every Friday. Not science movies, either Disney cartoons or Sports Illustrated Sports Bloopers. My English teacher would show us things that actually pertained to literature, but sometimes the movies had inappropriate scenes. (Imagine being the only girl in the class with large bOOks, who is playing the part of Juliet, and the comments you get from all the 9th grade boys after seeing the Juliet's topless bit in the movie) When my own children were in ps, yes, it bothered me that "class time" was spent watching movies. Occasionally is okay, but one child was watching movies every.single.day. AND being sent home each day with one hour or more of homework. The movies were occasionally things that we had purposefully NOT seen as a family, due to content or language.

I think Shurley is one of the best grammar programs I have seen. It is very repetitious. If you do the jingles on a regular basis, he should get the different parts of speech pretty easily. My oldest son only did two years of Shurley, but I still have him ask himself questions that refer back to the Shurley method whe he gets stumped on something.

I thought about letting our kids watch it but then decided it might be a little much for the younger two.

Thanks for letting us know. Praying for her.

I have somewhat of a love/hate relationship with Shurley. I love the results. My oldest only did Shurley for two years and now we still use the question and answer flow if he ever gets stuck on something in grammar. We don't do the writing or vocabulary sections. After several years of jingling two to three times a day, the jignles can get very annoying. We do them a few times a month, rather than daily. My youngest in fourth grade. I have the Shurley books up through sixth. So we are going to keep on using it.

If astronomy is her interest, I say go for it. My youngest had just turned five about a month before we began using it. He loved it. We read all sorts of space books to go along with it during the year and went to a space museum as a field trip. Sure, there were some things in the book that he no longer remembers. He's nine now, so it has been a few years since we read it. I am surprised about how much he DOES remember. Botany has been the Apologia Science that my kids struggled with the most and retained the least information. I have heard other people say Botany is where they started because it seemed easiest and least technical. I think it all boils down to where you are starting. If her interest is in astronomy, she will get more by studying astronomy this year and moving on to something less interesting in the future.

I was searching out some work at home jobs and saw this one. I talked with a lady tonight who told me that there are a lot of homeschool parents with the group. Just wondering if if any hive members had experience with them.

We have used TOG for 4 years now. It is wonderful for our family. My oldest son is not crazy about it, but he is just not crazy about most aspects of school. He loves science, but not so much history and literature. My middle son loves reading, so he reads all his own assignments, and sometimes some of his brothers' as well. My youngest son also loves. He is still in upper grammar and loves the books he reads, and the hands-on projects. We are working through Year 4 this year. The past few years have been pricey.I think Years 2 and 4 have been the worst for us, as far as how much we shelled out for books . We have been looking forward to getting back to Year 1 so that we are only buying one level of books.It is great that they update everything. All the pages that coincide with a particular book that has had to be replaced are available to their customers. I love the books chosen for it. I can not decide which level is my favorite. I love them all for different reasons. The lower levels have some really sweet and endearing books with beautiful pictures. The upper levels have well-written, meaningful books that are perfect for the topic at hand.I love that each week-plan has a glance ahead with a warning of anything that might be disturbing, risque, or whatnot. I love that it is from a very biblical worldview. My kids are learning things about church history that I did not know until I was an adult. Actually, there are many things in TOG that I did learn in school. If you are unsure, perhaps instead of buying the whole kit and caboodle, you should just try one unit. We were buying most of our books from Amazon, but since they have stopped the 4-for-3 promotion, we will really not save much. Sometimes Bookshelf Central is higher than Amazon, bu sometimes they are lower.

Roll Tide! Although earlier my Auburn fan son said we should have worn Notre Dame clothes to town since everyone else had on Alabama clothes. (my Alabama fan son is spending the night with his grandparents so he can watch the game on the big screen instead of listening on the radio) :001_cool:

Duct tape is always a hit around here. We have had boats, vests, cups, and other things made of it. My oldest son carries a duct tape wallet in his pocket. You can't go wrong with it. :D

5lbs of potatoes, cut up 2 quarts of Chicken broth 2-3 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed 1 medium onion, diced 2 tsps red and black pepper (I use McCormick Hot Shot) 1 tsp Lawry's season salt 2 (8 oz) packs of cream cheese optional but yummy- shredded cheese (we normally use cheddar) meat to go in ( crumbled bacon, browned beef, ham) Put the first six ingredients in the Crock pot for 6 hours on low. Use an immersible mixer to break the potatoes into smaller pieces. I don't have an immersible. I scoop the potatoes into a bowl and use my KitchenAid. You can leave the potatoes big if you want. I don't really like chunky soup. Put the cream cheese in the crock pot and turn the heat up to high. I always cut the cream cheese into small chunks so it melts faster. Once it has melted, give it a good stir to help it blend all the way through. Top each bowl with cheese and or meat, if you like it.

I love the Patrick Stewart one. However, I voted Muppets. gets me every time. When Scrooge breaks down and starts crying it rips my heart out.

Thanks for sharing!